Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-23
NORTHWESTERN ITEMS.
10

Marshall county VIII nave no lair THIS
year.
The whooping cough is prevalent at Nc
Gregor.
Webster county will hang up 5000 in fair
premiums.
Kossuth county has nearly 800, 600 cash in
the treasury.
The Marshall county poor farm has a fam
lily Of thirty-one.
The Lee county teachers normal meets in
Keokuk, August 1.
Chinch bugs aye harvesting the corn in
Crawford county.
Calliope has secured a s35, eco -four mill for
a bonus of u, 800.
June closed the career OF thirty-onc resi-.
dents in Dubuque.
pes Moines hopes 70 do a little business
during the state fair.
The Illinois Central promises Dubuque a
new depot to cost 5000 100.
The first annual exhibition OF the Keokuk
district fair association will lie held in that
city August 9, 10, II and ~. The PREMIUMS
aggregate $4,000.
Railroad Commissioner Coffin, ~itisrumored
will renew his arguments against the Sunday
movement Of trains In the forthcoming re-
port Of the commission.
The fourth biennial reunion OF the Third
Iowa Infantry will be held at West Union,
Fayette county, the home OF company r.,
August 81 and September l..
&. During the week euding July 9, Pomeroy
merchants shipped six tons go pounds Of
butter and LAO dozen of eggs, or Sl,75l
worth of the above articles OF export.
Nothing In the ordinary course Of events"
says the Kosmos, ''can prevent the corn crop
In HUMBOLDT county this fall from being the
largest we have had for several years.
e. 7. Elliott, of Sibley, losing control of
his team, was thrown from his wagon Il dozen
feet In the air. His left shoulder blade was
broken and lis left ear torn almost from his
head.
The Des Moines Press club Is fitting up
quarters. Correspondents will make the
rooms headquarters and visiting brethren In.
vlted to call. The membership includes a few
ladies.
Hon. j. p. Dolliver will lecture on "Public
Virtue aud Education Essential to Good Gov.
ernment," before the Lucas county teachers
institute, which meets at Charlton on the Goth
inst.
Mrs. Reiter attempted suicide by drowning
at Carroll On the sth. She had wandered
away from the poor house. She is about so
years OF age, is harmlessly insane, and has
seen much trouble.
M. II. King, a leading citizen Of Des
Moines, says; "We have just four business
buildings by actual count under construction
In a city two by four miles In extent, claim
ing 49, 900 to so, coo people"
A Keokuk girl, the daughter OF respectable
parents, has become a mother. The young
man who is the father of the child is a first
cousin of the girl. The church to which they
belong fcrhids the marriage of first cousins.
here have been 2,s56 additions made to
the state library during the past year, OF
which 1860 were obtained by purchase and
15S7 by donation and exchange, making The
total number OF volumes now In the library
3 / ,0l6.
The total number Of cor victs In the state
penitentaries for the month Of June.was 673,
''A ~ ANEp "a " may. TOT III
same period OF 1856 there were III c~onvicts,
50 that the past year hiss diminished the nun.
Der by forty-four.
The sash, door and blind factory, known as
the George OFT factory, at Daven port, has
been sold TO the highest bidder a. public auc.
ton. The claims against It were only $l6,.
600, and 1t cost SEC, geo. The Times fears it Is
m an thn xyaw ~ ~. 90 -I m
Frank and Marold Westlake, eleven and
nine years, living with their grandparents al
Council Bluffs, got out an old revolver and
were foolipg with 1t. Frank snapped the
hammer, and the ball entered Harold's ab.
domen, inficting a wound which will probably
prove fatal.
Ed Barnes slashed Henry Wilson in Bur.
lington on the 18th with a razor. Wilson
lodged In time to avoid catching the blade In
the face, but 1t entered his left shoulder near
the point and cutdown through muscles, after
les and all to the bone, inflicting a cash quite
eight inches long and extending down the
back. Both colored.
A Northwestern train at Grand Junction
struck the rear portion OF the wagon of a
farmer named join Schleman. The wsgon
box and sixty dozen eggs which IL contained.
were thrown about forty feet and Mr.. Sctle.
man was thrown ten feet In the air and about
forty feet away, creceiviBg some exterual
bruises. The team esca ced injury.
At the meeting OF the district Judges Of the
state, held at Des Moines last January 10
formulate trules of practice under the new
law, IT was agreed to meet again during the
summer vacation. the chairman of TIE meet.
ing to fix the date. Judge RuddGI. of Bre-
mtr county, is chairman, ard he has called
the meeting for August 2, at the Hotel Or
leans, Spirit Lake.
An Oskaloosa special says: A fatal ex.
plosicn occurred here Friday, july s., dn shaft
No. 2 Of tie Excelsior coal mine. Ore man.
Henluska, was fatally injured. Gus Ihomp.
son was badly burned and had some bones
broken. Short, the master mechanic. was
thrown over thirty feet through the air ana
landed in the reservoir. The damage 10 prop
erty is not extensive.
The contract for paving In Cedar X lpids
has been signed, C.. b. Smith Il Co., OF Chica-
go, being the contractors. 1t Is proposed To
pave at present all Of First avenue from the
river to Tenth street; Second avenue from
the river TO Fourth street and First, Second